| Sounds Like | Analogy was based in Italy and had an Italian keyboard player. They
formed in 1970 under the name The Yoice. A single, "Sold Out" b/w "God's Own
Land", was released in 1971, gaining the young group some attention in Italy.
They gradually developed a more "progressive" and experimental style and changed
their name to Analogy in 1972. In Milan they recorded their self-titled first
album. It was released by the Produzioni Ventotto label in a cover that pictured
the group nude out in the fields! Included were magnificent songs as "The Year's
At The Spring", "Dark Reflections" and "Analogy". The album is a masterpiece of
progressive rock comparable to Circus 2000, Julian's Treatment,
Sandrose or Earth & Fire. Analogy's distinctions were Jutta Nienhaus'
unique, unrelenting vocals, Thurn's and Pankoff's impressive instrumental skills
on guitar and organ respectively and the overall dark atmosphere of their music.
All people with a keen interest in early seventies progressive rock will love
this album.
Strangely enough, the band remained practically unknown outside of Italy. In
1973, Martin Thurn composed a 30-minute set of thematically-linked musical
pieces simply entitled, The Suite. In this work, Renaissance-period
classical music was combined with progressive rock. Analogy played this opus
several times live and received good reviews. But in spite of this, they failed
to attain support from any record labels and duly disbanded in 1974. Their album
is indispensable and highly recommended. ("The Suite" was at last completed and
recorded in 1980).
(Taken from Cosmic Dreams at Play - A guide to German Progressive and
Electronic Rock by Dag Erik Asbjørnsen, Borderline Productions) |
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